Leahy Urges Congress to Provide Remote Learning Funding in Next COVID-19 Bill
Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., urged the chamber’s Republicans Friday to “abandon their ‘wait-and-see’ approach” to the next COVID-19 aid bill and said Congress should “provide the resources” to ensure remote learning access. The recent spike in…
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COVID-19 cases means it’s “increasingly likely that some form of remote learning will be necessary as children 'return' to school in the fall,” Leahy’s office said in a fact sheet: “If we do not address the homework gap, children without access to the internet will be left further behind their more affluent peers.” The House passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act (HR-6800) in May, which includes $5 billion for E-rate along with other broadband funding (see 2005130059). Senate Republicans have shown some interest in addressing remote learning in the next pandemic measure, which is expected to be a top agenda item when Congress returns from recess the week of July 20.